I see some of you in this thread have declined interviews to others schools and have been accepted to LECOM. I am curious if you picked LECOM based entirely off of the cheap tuition and 3 year program. If so, then I would like to give a small dose of the reality behind the great facade the institution shows you.
I can only describe the school as double standard. you must uphold your side of the agreement but they can change what they want. The education is fine and all, but the treatment by the faculty is not exactly what you would expect from a graduate school. Be prepared to be treated as an incompetent fool who needs to hang upon every word from the staff and professors at this place. You will be constantly reminded of your agreement of attendance, dress code, no food or drink, and professional behavior to the point that you want to pull your hair out by the roots. The motto of LECOM should be "Students are too stupid to act for themselves, so we will do it for you and you will LIKE IT!
Several students were just docked 5% of their grade AND are required to write an apology letter to the entire class for missing one class. Why would they need to write an apology letter to the rest of the class? Its like a catholic high school. Shame you into submission. Many of these students are of high quality and have outstanding academic performance. Some of them had very legitimate excuses for not attending (as if that really matters) but were still told they need to write the letter and have 5% taken off of their grade.
My class was harshly reprimanded for posting negative comments about the school on this site. They will be monitoring you when ever they can, whether in school or out.
If these things do not bother you then you made a good choice. I just wanted you to see a little bit of what is behind the curtain. Any questions feel free to ask.
I am a 2nd year at LECOM ERIE.
